Developing a working prototype for sustainable high welfare intensive pig houses integrated with renewable energy generation to inform innovative commercial products and services

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Title
Developing a working prototype for sustainable high welfare intensive pig houses integrated with renewable energy generation to inform innovative commercial products and services

CoPED ID
082e9604-1b40-429b-aec9-8a81c9532753

Status
Closed


Value
£3,822,365

Start Date
June 30, 2014

End Date
June 30, 2017

Description

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Working with a collaborative partnership including Midland Pig Producers, RAFT Solutions Ltd, 4C Engineering, Ove Arup & Partners Ltd, and the universities of Newcastle and Cranfield, we will develop a working prototype for sustainable high welfare intensive pig houses integrated with renewable energy generation. The project will develop new techniques and develop existing information from the USA and from human waste and ventilation management to introduce innovative civil, chemical and mechanical engineering solutions to livestock housing. By the end of this 36 month project, we aim to develop commercial products / services for intensive pig housing to include the delivery of manipulable materials to slatted floor systems for the first time to maximize health and welfare and improve feed conversion rates. We aim to develop the innovative use of circular energy management systems to re-use waste heat for associated businesses e.g. herb or salad growing, or for other commercial or residential applications, whilst minimizing carbon usage, gas emissions and lowering odours produced by pig production. Thus intensive, efficient yet high welfare pig units can be built across the world.

RAFT SOLUTIONS LIMITED LEAD_ORG
MIDLAND PIG PRODUCERS LIMITED PARTICIPANT_ORG
RAFT SOLUTIONS LIMITED PARTICIPANT_ORG
Cranfield University PARTICIPANT_ORG
4C DESIGN PARTICIPANT_ORG
UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE PARTICIPANT_ORG

Subjects by relevance
  1. Swine
  2. Sustainable development
  3. Waste management
  4. Pig production
  5. Enterprises
  6. Development (active)
  7. Renewable energy sources
  8. Energy efficiency
  9. Piglets
  10. Partnership

Extracted key phrases
  1. Sustainable high welfare intensive pig house
  2. High welfare pig unit
  3. Intensive pig housing
  4. Innovative commercial product
  5. Renewable energy generation
  6. Circular energy management system
  7. Pig production
  8. Innovative use
  9. RAFT Solutions Ltd
  10. Use waste heat
  11. Innovative civil
  12. Midland Pig Producers
  13. Prototype
  14. Month project
  15. Partners Ltd

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